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Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Key Highlights

USDA Replaces MyPyramid with Healthy MyPlate Icon The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a replacement for its current food pyramid [MyPyramid] in support of dietary recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables. The new healthy plate icon is sectioned off to show fruits and vegetables as half of the plate making the recommendation easy to understand.Read Press Release | Read About the Fill-Half-Your-Plate Concept

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 The government’s recommendations about what we should eat have been updated with a few key changes. Less sodium, added sugar and solid fat … and fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables.Read News Article | Read Press Release

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 illustrates strategies that focus on consuming fewer calories, making informed food choices and being physically active to help Americans maintain their weight, reduce their risk for chronic diseases and promote overall health. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 is intended for Americans ages 2 years and older, including those at increased risk of chronic disease.

The current recommendations support fruits and vegetables as foods that should be eaten most often. And for most Americans, this means more than doubling the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat daily.

3 Reasons Support Why Eating MORE Fruits & Veggies Matters …

Fruits and vegetables are major contributors of a number of nutrients that are under consumed in the U.S.—vitamins A, C and K, potassium, fiber and magnesium.

Fruits and vegetables are associated with reduced risk of many chronic diseases.

Fruits and vegetables are relatively low in calories which can replace high calorie foods that aid in weight gain.

Every five (5) years the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) compiles the latest developments in nutrition and physical activity research to create the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.